Global Canopy adds new tools and guidance to the Soft Commodity Risk Platform (SCRIPT), produced in partnership with WWF, to help regional banks better manage sustainability risks for commodities such as palm oil, soy, cattle and seafood. Progress on cattle…

In 2018, the average annual Henry Hub natural gas spot price increased to $3.16 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), up 15 cents from the 2017 average. Prices increased gradually through much of the year, with significant price increases during…

On 13th November 2018, TAS Group was awarded the contract following BNL’s call for tender as part of BNP Paribas Group's Domestic Market 2020 Strategic Plan. The plan sees the complete overhaul of the Bank’s existing debit, credit and prepaid…

Saudi Arabia cannot continue living beyond its means indefinitely. The kingdom is projecting another hefty budget deficit this year after crude prices plummeted by about than 40% since last October. Until the Arabian petrodollar states learn to tighten their belts,…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped around 1.5 percent on Monday, pushed up by optimism that talks in Beijing can resolve a trade war between the United States and China, while supply cuts by major producers also supported crude. Brent…

Wishing all CTRM readers, their families, pets, and servants a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2019. I’m entering 2019 full of trepidation. Brexit. U.S./China tariff war. Global Warming (not man-made Gary, don’t you worry about it when your home gets…

Source: Financial Times, 6th January 2019 Five energy trends to watch in the coming year Read the full article on FT.com Source: Commodities Now – Power and Energy – The week in energy: A look ahead to 2019 Continue reading…

LONDON (Reuters) – (John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) The U.S. dollar has recently appreciated to its highest level in real terms since the start of 2017 and before that September 2003. Dollar…

The end of 2018 and first few days of 2019 have seen some anti abuse developments in the US, following the failed case highlighted in this post. The case of Australian trader Jiongsheng “Jim” Zhao saw further developments this week….

Source: Financial Times, 4th January 2019 Brent stages sudden turnround to trade 3% up on the day Read the full article on FT.com Source: Commodities Now – Power and Energy – Oil spikes higher in volatile trade Continue reading Oil…

FRANKFURT (Reuters) by Vera Eckert – Renewables overtook coal as Germany’s main source of energy for the first time last year, accounting for just over 40 percent of electricity production, research showed on Thursday. The shift marks progress as Europe’s…

Trulioo, the leading global identity verification company, today announced that it now verifies customers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia through its electronic identity verification platform, GlobalGateway, helping to mitigate money laundering and fraud in two of the world’s fastest… Trulioo…

Years late and massively over-budget, Europe’s first EPR nuclear plants in Finland and France are on the verge of “energizing”, as the sector jargon goes. Barring last-minute glitches, this will be the final act in what must be the longest-running…

It is one year today since MiFID II started to apply, on 3rd January 2018. The rule-set affects those in energy and commodities in different degrees, depending on whether any entities are required to become Investment Firms due to the…

NEW YORK (Reuters) byStephanie Kelly – Oil prices rose about 2 percent in choppy trading on Wednesday, supported by a slight recovery on Wall Street, even as concerns remained about weakening global economic growth which could hurt demand for oil….